Death of judge who led probe into Whiddy disaster

THE former President of the High Court Declan Costello, who led the investigation into the Whiddy Island disaster, has died in Dublin.

Mr Costello, the son of former Taoiseach John Costello, died after a long illness.

Born in 1926, Mr Costello was a Fine Gael TD best known for his Building a Just Society document, which at the time was seen as highly forward thinking.